Machine for cutting jacquard-cards.



v. RoYL-B. MACHINE PoR CUTTING JAGQUAQ GARDS.

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MACHINE PORy GETTING JAGQUARD CARDS.

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MACHINE FOR CUTTING JAGQUARD CARDS.

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V. RDYLE'. MACHINE FOR CUTTING JAGQUARD CARDS.

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Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and use.

ful Machine for Cutting Jacquard-Cards, of which'the following is a specication.

My in vention relates toa machine for cutting jacquard-cards, and more particularly to a machine for mechanically transferring a pattern to a series of jacquard-cards for the'4 purpose of reproducing the pattern in the woven goods produced by a loom under the-4 control of said series of cards.-

A'practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of the machine in side elevation. Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the selecting mechanism. Fig. 3 is a view of the same in side elevation. Fig. 4 is a partial view of the same in rear elevation, partly in section, showing the machine' from one side toa point near the center. Fig. 5 is a similar View showing the machine from the opposite side to a point near Athe center, the two Figs. 4 and 5' being subin rear elevation.

plane of the line A A of Fig. 5. Fig. rlisa similar View in the plane of the lineB B of? Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectionfrom front to rear through the'punching mechau ism. Fig. 9 is a View in detail, showing the base of the pedestalin rear elevation together with the means for adjusting it and the pcd-- pattern. Fig. 13 is an enlarged View in detail of a portion of the stripper-har. Fig. lil..

is a sectional view in detail, showing the eccentric bushing for adjusting the throwl of 1.4 santini/8,098. immuni.)

.thestripper; and Fig. l5 is aview in detail, showing the friction device for controlling the needle-bar support. The patternwhich I at present ud it feasible to employ consists of a perforated sheet of material-such, for example, as cardboard-in which the series of perforatons -extend injparallel rows across the sheet, the

'Qdesignof the pattern being formed by filling these perforations corresponding to the shape and extent of the design, leaving the remaining perforations open. This sheet so prepared is. mechanically fed step by step corresponding to the distance between two successive rows of perforations beneath a bank of selecting-needles. As the bank of needles is lowered.A into the plane of the pattern'- sheet such needles as fall opposite the perforations in the pattern will pass through these perforations, while those Awhich fall opposite the filled perforations in the pattern will re- ;main in a more elevated position. While the l needles are so adjusted, either those which are depressed or those which are elevated, de-

pending upon -whether the pattern itself orv th'e4 reverse of the pattern is to be transferred fto the cards, will arrest certain offa gang of reciprocating hooks, and thereby transmit to the punch-keys such action as will cause them "tolock orvrelease the punches, as may be, to `produce the cutting of' the card according to the positive or negative of the pattern. The fp'unching operation isitimed with respect to fthe selecting and lockingef the punches, and,

infact, the two workin intimate relation through a drive connection leading from the actuating part of the punching mechanism to the operating parts of the selecting mechanism.

The vmeans for producing the several operations and results above brieiiy stated may be specifically described as follows: The support for the working parts of the selecting Amechanism consists of a pedestal a, uprising from the base h and surmounted by afheadfc, having brackets or wings d d extending to the front and rear of t-he head c. rI he brackets or wings d d serve, together with Athe top of the head o, as a continuous table, along which the pattern-cards. are fed, and they further serve as supports for certain of the operating parts, as will be hereinafter more particularly IOT lss

described. At the opposite ends of the headc and extending upwardly therefrom are standards e e', having rearwardly-projecting arms e2 e3. (See Figs. l and 2.) A rock-shaftf is jonrnaled in the standards e e' and is operated by means of an arm g, connected by.a rod 'h with an eccentric t, fixed on a shaft j, to which a rotary motion is imparted by means of a worin-wheel k, fixed on the shaft]l and in mesh with a worm Z on the drive-shaft m. The worm Z has a feather-and-groove connection with the shaft m, as clearly shown in Fig. 1I, whereby the shaft fm is permitted a limited longitudinal sliding movement within the worm l, while at the same time the worm Z is driven positively by the rotary movement of the shaft m whatever the longitudinal position of the shaft m within the worm may be. This longitudinal movement of the shaft m serves a function which will be hereinafter more particularly referred to. The connection of the arm g with the rod h is made by means of a socket-piece g' free to slide on the rod h to a limited extent to be determined by the nut h' and its set-nut h2. This is for the purpose of giving the arm g, and hence the rock-shaft f, a delay at the limit of its roc-king movement. The amount of throw of the arm g, and hence the extent of the rocking movement of the shaftf, is determined very accurately by means of the position of the eccentric t' onvthe shaft j, such position being determined by means of a set-screw n passing-through a curved slot t" in the eccentric into a plate or disk o, fixed on the shaft j. The rock-shaft f is held against movement during the delay period and while the sliding of the rod h through the socket-piece g by means of the friction-grip is exerted by the washer j and the head g2 of the arm g, which acts as a washer, the said washerj and head g2 having a frictional engagement with the opposite faces of the ixed bearing in the standard e. The said washer j' and head g2 are keyed to rotate with the shaft j', but are permitted a limited sliding movement on the shaft and are clamped against the opposite faces of the bearing in the standard by means of a shoulder on the shaft j and a nut js, screwed onto the outer end ot' the shaft and bearing against the washer or head g2 of the rocking arm g. 1 thereon a pair of short supporting-arms p 10', which carry at their free ends the needle-bar q. The bar q is connected to the arms p p by means of trunnions r r', which will permit the needle-bar q to vibrate on its support while being bodily raised and lowered by the arms pp' under the action of the rock-shaft f. Particular attention is called to the relation between the needle-bar q and the selectingneedles s, carried thereby. The needles s are raised in a line along the face of the bar and have such an extended bearing with the bar that they will be moved bodily with the bar in a direction transverse to the longitudinal movement, while at lthe same time they are The rock-shaft f has xed permitted a limited longitudinal movement relative to the bar. In the present instance I have furnished bearings for the needles near their upper ends and also near their lower ends, these bearings forming a part of the needle-bar as a whole and of a plate t, fixed to the top of the bar q and projecting a little in front of the bar, Where it is provided with numerous perforations t', (see Fig. 2,) through which the heads of the needles slide, the said upper front edge of the plate 2f being serrated, as shown at t2, to receive the shanks u of the, hooks t', which operate the punch-controlling keys. A second bearingplate w. is secured to the bottom of the needle-bar q and, likethe plate 15, is provided with a line of perforations for receiving the points of the needles, the needles themselves being shouldered a short distance back from their points, as at s', to rest upon the plate or bearing w and form a stop for the downward movement of the needles holding in position so far as their downward movement is concerned relative to the bar, but leaving them free to slide upwardly in their bearings t and w when their points engage the filling in the holes of the pattern during the downward movement of the needle-bar q. The Shanks u of the hooks o rest immediately above the heads of the needles s, one shank for each ncedle, and the hooks u are each double, their points extending bot-h above and below the shank u, as clearly shown in Figs. 3, 6, and '7. They rest, as before stated, near their forward ends between the teeth of the serrated bar t2 on the bearing t, and near their rear ends they rest in a serrated bar fr, set in the top of a bar y, supported inthe rear ends of the arms e2 e3 of the standards e e'. The hooks are permitted a longitudinal sliding movement in their bearings, and they are operated by means of what I am pleased to term knives, two in number, (denoted byaz',) one above the series of hooks and the other below the series of hooks, held spaced apart by means of spacingblocks 2 and 3, to the upper and lower faces of which they are fastened near their ends. The blocks 2 and 3 are provided with socket-pieces et and 5 for securing therein the forward ends of operating-rods 6 and 7, having a longitudinally-sliding movement in bearings 8 and 9 supported in bifurcated standards l0 1l, carried by and projecting upwardly and slightly rearwardly from the needle-bar q. The bearings 8 and 9 are pivoted between the branches of the bifurcated standards 10 and ll, so that the bearings will adjust themselves to the positions of the rods v6 and 7 as they are op- ICO IIO

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erated by means of arms 12 and 13, fixed to Y opposite direction by means of a spring. 19,.

secured at oneend to thevpede'stal and at its opposite end to an arm 20, xed to and pro? jecting4 downwardly and rearwardly from 'the shaft 14. ,Y The knives z z and their supporting end blocks are made as light as consistent with necessary strength,and to overcome any tend;

ency to sag out of alinement I'iind it desirable to truss them by means of a wire 2l passing from the end 22 over a standard 23 and thence to the opposite end and return, passv ing over the end of a standard 24. This'pro- Vides a light and strong arran gement for holding the knives in a right line. The space between the knives is such that when they are lowered into the position shown in Fig. 7 theA upper knife ,z will engage such hooks ashave.

or the hookswhich have not been raised to:

produce the negative or positive of the pattern is performed by the operator.

The bifurcated standards l and ll have a limited vertically-sliding movement in their bearings at the top and bottom of the needlebar q, the body of the said bar being of the channel type,having tianges q g2, and it 'is in these lianges that the standards l0 and ll .rvv

angle-levers 25 26, (see Figs. ,4 and 5,) pivotally secured to the backof the needle-bar q,

have their vertically-sliding movement to raise and lower the knives z a. These standards are simultaneously operated either to elevate or depress the knives by means of havingone arm of each lever engaged with the standard and their opposite arms connected by rods 27 28 with eccentric 30, (see Fig. 12,) iXed to turn with a hand-wheel 3l on astub-axle 32,set in the back ofthe needlebar q. By turning the Wheel 3l the rods 27 and 28 will be simultaneously operatedin opposite directions, causing the lstandards l0 and ll to be simultaneously lifted or` depressed, as the case maybe.

. The hooks o, with which the knives engage, are preferably made independent of their shanks to and are connected with the ends of the Shanks by means of a dovetailed 'cut (shown at o', Fig. 6) and then brazed to prevent them from separating. Theiongitudinal strain upon the hook will thus be taken by the slanting wall of the dovetailed cut, and the formation of the hook and its shank in separate pieces admits of making the hooks themselves of a line quality of metalfor example,

tool-steel-which Willwithstand wear for a f be made ot a cheaper quality, thus material-ly.:

chine a universal character.

instance the throw of the points of the nee- 36 and 37 along the slot-s 34 39. f

reducing the cost ot the hooks Without im pairing'their durability and effectiveness.

The vertically-reciprocating bodily movelment of the needle-bar with the needles thereon to lower the needles into contact with the pattern and lift them out of contact therewith yis accomplished, as has herein'before been explained, -by the action of the rockshatt f. i

The forwardly movement of the needle-bar as a whole on its supports in the arms p p'. is eected by means of a depen'dinglarm 33, fixed to the needlebar, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, and-provided with. an 'elongated slot 34 for receiving the and rearwardly vibrating bolt or screw 35 on the connecting-sleeve 36.

The screw 35 is provided with a suitable nut,

for clamping the sleeve 36 to the arm 33 at any position desired Within the limits of the slot 34. A similar connecting-sleeve 37 has.

its screw or. bolt 38 projecting through an elongated slot 39 in the arm 40 of a bell-crankv lever, pivotally secured on a bearing 4l, and: its arm 42 extending rearwardly in position` to engage a cam 43, carried bythe driveshaft j. The connecting-sleeves 36 37 are arranged to receive a connecting-rod 44, provided at its opposite ends with adj usting-nuts l45 46 for the purpose of increasing or diminishing the throw of the arm '33, and hence the extent of feed movement of the needlebar. lThe arm 40 of the bell-crank lever is held normally drawn toward the front by .means ot' a spring 47, connected at one end with the arm and at the opposite end with the ,head c on the pedestal.

a very great degree of accuracy, and this-is- IOO a very important feature of the machine, for

the selecting-needles may readily enter the numerous small perforations Wherever they are left open for that purpose.

It is furthermore important'that the machine should be adapted to use with patterncards having their lines of perforations at various distances apart in order to give the madles may be Varied, in the Vfirst instance by the adjustment of the length of the connecting-rod 44 by means of its nuts 45 46; in the second instance by raising and lowering the by the simultaneous adjustment of the sleeves To insure the removal ofthe points of the lit is essential that the pattern-card be fed to' la hairs breadth at each stepin order that xro In the present 1 needles from the holesinthe pattern-card at nthe end of the feed movement, I provide a stripper. This consists of a thin plate-of metal 48, (see Figs. 6 and 13,) secured to the bottom of a polygonal bar 49 and 'projecting forwardly to the position where the needles engage the pattern-card. This stripper-plate 48 may be provided with teeth 50 to project alternately between the successive needles, or the teeth may be omitted and its front edge raised in position in proximity to the position which the points of the needles assume at the limit of their feed movement. The bar 49 is mounted to rock to raise and lower the free edge of the stripper-plate, and this motion is imparted to it by means of a forwardly-projecting arm 51 (see Fig. 3) on the end of the bar 49, the said arm 51 being connected by a link 52 with the short arm tion of the vertical movements of the stripper' as well as to slightly vary the extent of its movement. The arm 51 is conveniently provided with a handle 58 to be-operated by hand in case any one or more of the needles should in any instance hold fast in the perforation in the pattern.

Each of the Shanks u of the hooks is con- I nected by cord or wire, in the present instance a cord 59, with a punch-locking key 60 of the card cutting or punching section of the machine. The several cords 59 pass through perforations formed in a guide-strip 61, fixed in the top of a bar 62, held in the rearwardly-projectingl arm 63 64, secured on the shaft or bar y. From the guide-strip 6l the cords extend to and through perforations 65 in the guide-plate 66, supported by the frame of the punching-section of the machine in position to direct the cords in right lines to the ends of the keys 60. .The keys 60 are arranged in vertical as well as horizontal banks and have their ends 67, connected with the cords 59, reduced, producing shoulders 68, by means of which the keys are positively returned at each revolution of the drive-shaft by means of the reciprocating plate 69 into locking position over the punches 70. The tips of the reduced ends 67 of the keys are provided with eyes 86, through which the flexible connections, either cords or wires 59, are passed for connecting the hooks to the keys.

A retarding device in the form of a grid, composed of'horizontal bars 71 alternating with the horizontal series of keys, serves to retain the keys in such position as they may be moved either by the cords 59 or plate 69 until they are positively removed by the action of said cords or plate.

As my present invention relates to the construction and operation of the selecting-section of the machine rather than to the cardcutting or punching section, only such parts of the latter as are necessary and which intimately coact with the selecting -mechanism have been introduced in detail in thepresent application.

In Fig. 1 the punching or card-cutting section is represented in elevation, and its driveshaft 72, actuated from a source of power, (not shown,) imparts to the oblique shaft 73 a constant rotary motion,.which is transmitted through the universal coupling 74 to the shaft m, which in turn actuates the main driveshaft j of the selecting-section of the machine, as has been hereinbefore fully explained.

In setting up the two sections of the machine-viz., the selecting and the cutting sections-it is important that the strain upon the cords 59 be equalized with great precision, and to this end I have mounted the base b of the pedestal a upon a foundation 75, on which the said base, with its pedestal and all the parts carried thereby, may-be moved to a limited extent toward and away from the cutting or punching section of the machine. The foundation 75 is fixed to the floor and is provided with an upwardly-extended lug 76 on its side toward the cutting-section, through which an adjusting-screw 77 works freely, the said screw 77 being fixed in a lug 78 on the base b. Adjusting-nuts 79 and 80 are engaged with the screw 77 on the opposite sides of the lug 76, and by loosening the one and screwing the other the base b, with the pedestal and the mechanism thereon, may be bodily drawn toward and away from vthe lug 76 on the foundation 75 to impart to the bank of cords 59 such tension as may be desired. The base b is provided on its opposite side with an elongated opening 81, through which a screw-bolt 82 extends into the foundation 75 to hold the base steadily on the foundation and at the same time permit it to move ICO IIO

toward and away from the lugs 76 when it is desired to adjust it.

In order to permit the pedestal d to be bodily adjusted toward and away from the cutting-section ofthe machine, the shaft m, hereinbefore referred to, is permitted to slide longitudinally within the worm Z, as clearly shown in Fig. 11, where its feather-andgroove connection with the worm is clearly illustrated, thus enabling the operator to increase or diminish the tension upon the cords 59 as the changing conditions of the atmosphe're may require without in any manner interfering with the operation ot' the shafts 73 and m, through which motion is imparted to the selecting mechanism from the cutting mechanism.

The operation as a whole may be briey described as follows: The perforated patterncard, with the pattern thereon, having been placed in position on the table d with its rst line of perforations beneath the bank of selecting-needles and the machine set in operation and the knives e' z located in position s are lowered into engagement with the pattern-card those which fall opposite the unfilled perforations vin the pattern-card will pass down between the teeth of a rack-bar 83, having a dovetailed seat 84in the head c immediately beneath the bank of needles and of sufficient width to permit their swinging movement, while those needles which came opposite the lled holes in the pattern-card have been prevented from passing through the pattern-card, and hence by their engagement with the shanks u above them have lifted such hooks into the position shown in Fig. 7, where they willl be engaged by the knife a. The rack 83 is made longitudinally -adjustable in its dovetailed seat and yis adj usted to permit the needles to center in the spaces between its teeth by means of setserews S5, (see Fig. 3,) located at each ofthe opposite ends of the rack and engaged with the supporting-head c. As soon as the downward stroke of the needles is completed the timing is such that the knives z z' will be moved forwardly and will take with them in their forward movement such of the hooks@ as have been raised, thereby withdrawing the keys 60, attached to the shanks of said hooks,

. from over the tops of their respective punches pattern-card will be withdrawn from over their respective punches, and those punches which correspond to the keys the operatinghooks of which werelifted by the needles will be operated, and hence the cards will-be punched to produce the positive of the pattern on the pattern-card. The timing is such that while the punchingl operation is taking pattern-card from rising as the needles are withdrawn from it, so that it shall be held securely and accurately in position to receive; ,L

lthe pattern on the pattern-card or its nega-` tive will proceed until the pattern has been completed or the machine stopped.

.It is obvio uslthat changes might be resorte to inthe form-and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence l do not wish to limit myself'strictly to the structure herein set forth; but

What I claim is` l. The combination with a bank of selecting-needles arranged toengage the patterncard, a punching mechanism and means for transmitting the act-ion of the selecting-needles to the card-punching mechanism, of a movable stripper arranged to engage the pattern-card as the needles are withdrawn therefrom, substantially as set forth. 2. The combination with a bank of selecting-needles arranged to engage the patterncard, a punching mechanism and means for transmitting the action ofY the selecting-needles to the card-punching mechanism, ofva pivoted stripper arranged to engage the pattern-card as the needles are withdrawn therefrom, substantially as set forth.

3,. The combination with a bank of selecting-needles arranged to en gage the patterncard, 'a punching mechanism and means for transmitting the action of the selecting-needles. to the card-punching mechanism, of' a stripper arranged to engage lthe pattern-card as the needles are withdrawn therefrom, the said stripper comprising a rock shaft or bar and a plate secured to and projecting from the bar, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with a bank of selecting-needles arranged to engage the patterncard, a punching mechanism and means for transmitting. the action of the selecting-needles to the card-punching mechanism, ot' aV stripper arranged to engage the pattern-card as the needles are withdrawn therefrom, the said stripper comprising a rock shaft or bar and a serrated plate secured to and projecting from the said bar, substantially as set forth. Y l l 5. The combination with a bank of selecting-needles arranged to engage the patterncard, a punching mechanism and means for transmitting the action of the selecting-needles to the card-punching mechanism, ot'a stripper arranged to engage the pattern-card as the'needles are withdrawn therefrom, and

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means for varying the movement of the strip- A 1per, substantially as set forth. 6. The combination with a bank of selecting-needles arranged to engage the patterncard, a punching mechanism and meansv for transmitting .the action of the selecting-needles to the card-.punching mechanism, of a stripper arranged to engage the pattern-card as the needles are withdrawn therefrom, and 1an eccentric bushing for varying the movement ofthe stripper,substantially as set forth. 7. The combination with a needle-bar, of la bank of selecting-needles carriedby the bar in a substantially upright position and means for holding the needles againstlateral movement with respect to the bar, the said needles beingfree t0 move lengthwise to a limited eX- tent up and down along the face of the bar, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination with the needle-bar, of the bank of selecting-needles arrangedI in substantially upright positions and means for supporting the needles on the bar near the opposite ends of the needles to prevent lateral displacement of the needles with respect to the bar, the said needles being free to move lengthwise to a limited extent up and down along the face of the bar, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination with thev bank of selecting-needles arranged in substantially upright positions and provided with shoulders, of the needle-bar provided with means for supporting the needles and holding them against lateral movement with respect to the bar while permitting them 'to have a longitudinal movement up and down along the face of the bar, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with a swinging needle-bar, of a bank of selecting-needles supported thereon and free to slide lengthwise to a limited extent transversely across the face of the bar, and means for operating the bar and needles, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination with the needle-bar and the bank of selecting-needles supported thereon and free to slide lengthwise to a limited extent transversely across the face of the bar, of means for imparting afour-motion movement to the needle-bar, substantially as set forth.

l2. .The combination with the needle-bar, the needles supported thereon and means for raising and lowering the needle-bar, of a friction-brake for controlling the movement of v the bar, substantially as set forth.

13. The combination with the needle-bar, the needles supported thereon and a rocking support for the bar, of washers keyed to swingor rock with the said support and means for forcing the said Washers into frictional contact with the bearing for said support to hold the rocking support against unintentional movement, substantially as set forth.

14. The combination with the needle-bar and needles supported thereon,of supportingarms for holding the needle-bar in swinging or rocking adjustment, means for operating brating arm for swinging the needle-bar, an angle-lever for operating said arm, a connecting rod or link intermediate of said angle-lever and vibrating arm and means for adjusting the length of said connecting rod or link intermediate of the lever and arm to vary the swinging movement of the needle-bar, substantially as set forth.

17. The combination with the swinging needle-bar and needles carried thereby, of a vibrating arm for swinging the needle-bar, an anglelever for operating said arm, a connecting rod or link intermediate of said anglelever` and vibrating'arm and means for adjusting the said connecting-rod toward and away from the pivotal support of the vibrating arm to vary the swinging movement of the arm, substantially as set forth.

18. The combination with the swinging needle-bar and needles carried thereby, of a vibrating arm for swinging the needle-bar, an anglelever for operating said arm, a connectingrod or link intermediate of said anglelever and vibrating arm and means for adjusting the said connecting link or arm toward and away from the fulcrum of the angle-lever to vary the swinging movement of theneedle-bar, substantially as set forth.

19. The combination with the swinging needle-bar and needles carried thereby, of a vibrating arm for swinging the needle-bar, an angle-lever for operating said arm, a connecting rod or link intermediate of said anglelever and vibrating arm and means for adjusting the said connecting link or rod toward and away from the fulcrums of both the vibrating lever and angle-lever to vary the swinging movement of the arm, substantially as set forth.

2U. The combination with the bank of selecting-needles and means for operating them and the punching mechanism, of hooks for transmitting the action of the selectingneedles to the punching mechanism, the said hooks comprising elongated shanks and heads having a dovetailed connection with the shanks, substantially as set forth.

21. The combination with the bank of selecting-needles, the punching mechanism and hooks under the control of the needles to transmit the action of the needles to the punching mechanism,of a reciprocating` knife for engaging certain of the hooks and means for moving the knife simultaneously in a forward and upward direction, substantially as set forth.

22. The combination with the bank of selecting-needles, the punching mechanism and means for operating them, of transmittinghooks having their shouldered or hooked ends extended in each of two opposite directions, reciprocating knives arranged to engage the hooks and means for raising and lowering the knives to engage either the raised or depressed hooks at pleasure, substantially as set forth.

23. The combination with a bank of se- OII lecting-needles,the card-punching mechanism and means for operating them, of hooks `for transmitting the action of the needles to knives for operating the hooks, movable supports for the knives and means under lthe control of the operator for simultaneously raising and lowering the said knife-supports, substantially as set forth. 25. The combination with the bank of selecting-needles, the card-punching mechanism and means for operating them, of hooks under the control of the needles for transmitting their action to the punching mechanism, knives for operating the hooks, movable supports for the knives, eccentrics connected with said movable supports and means under-the control of the operator for simultaneously moving the eccentrics to raise and lower the knife-supports, substantially as set forth.

26. The combination with the bank of selecting-needles, the card-punching mechanism and means for operating them, of hooks under the control of the needles for transmitneedles, the card-punching mechanism andmeans for operating them, of hooks for transmitting the action of the needles to the punching mechanism, keys for controlling the cut-4 ting mechanism iieXible connections between the keys and shanks of the hooks, a supporting-bar and a perforated guide-strip inserted in said supporting-bar for guiding the said eXible connections,substantially as set forth. 29. The combination with the needle-bar,

lthebank of selecting-needles and means for swinging the bar a-nd for raising and lowering it andthe needles thereon, of a rack located beneath the bank of needles with the spaces between its teeth located beneath theV needles and a support for the rack, the rack having a dovetailed connection with the supporting-frame, substantially as set forth.

30. The combination with the bank of selecting-needles and means for swinging, raising and lowering them, of arack located below the plane alongwhich thepattern to be engaged by the selecting-needles is fed and means for adj usting the .rack longitudinally to center the needles intermediate of its teeth, substantially as set forth.

3l. The combination with the selecting and punching sections of the machine and connections for transmitting the action of the selecting mechanism to the punching mechanism, of means for adjusting the selecting-section vbodily toward and away from the punchingsection to vary the tension upon said connections.

32. The combination between the selecting and punching sections of the machine and the connections for transmitting the action of the selecting mechanism tothe punching mechanism, of adjusting mechanism engaged with the base of the selecting-mechanism support for moving the latter bodily toward and away from the punching-section of the machine, substantially as set forth.

33. The combination with the selecting and punching sections of the machine and the connections for transmitting the action of the selecting mechanism to the punching mechanism, of afonndation on which the selectingsection is adapted to rest and an adjustingscrew arranged to move the support of the selecting mechanism bodily along the foundation tol vary its position with respect to the 'punching mechanism, substantiallyv as set forth.

34. The combination with the selecting and card cutting sections of the A machine and means for adjusting themtoward'and away from one another, of an extensible and contractible 'drivingshaft connecting the two sections, substantially as set forth.

35.' The combination with the selectingand card-cutting sections of the machine, of ashaft-bearing carried by one of the said sections and a drive shaft connecting the two sections and having -a longitudinal sliding movement in said bearing, substantially as set forth.

36. The combination with the selecting and card-cutting sections of the machine, of a drive-shaft composed of sections havinga universal-joint connection, a sleeve or tubular bearing for one of the shaft-sections, the said section having a free longitudinal sliding movementwithin the bearing, substantially as set forth.

37. The combination with the selectingneedles, the hooks and the punches, of the keys for controlling the punches, connections between the hooks and keys for operating them and a retarding or brake mechanism in direct engagement with the keys for holding them at the limits of their movements in oppcsite directions while permitting them to be positively moved, substantially as set forth.

38. The combination with the selectingneedles, the hooks, the punches, the keys and IIO IZO

the connections between the keys and hooks, iny invention I have signed my name, in presof a. reciprocating plate for positively operatence of two Witnesses, this 10th day of Seping the hooks and hence the keys in one ditomber, A. D. 1901.

rection and means for positively operating VERNON ROYLE. 5 the keys in the opposite direction, substzm- Witnesses: Y

tiaiiy as set forth. D. B. VAN BUREN,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as HEBER ROYLE. 

